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Old English Dictionary Entry

Spyttan

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1 spyttan

to spit:--Spittas (-es, Lind.) conspuent, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 34. Spittadun expuerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 67. Spittende expuentes, 27, 30. [Blod to spitten ant te speowen, Jul. 48, 18. Þenne spit leccherie meidenhad oþe nebbe, H. M. 17, 13. Spit him amidde þe bearde, A. R. 290, 20. Cf. Ger. speutzen, spützen: Icel. spýta.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛈᚣᛏᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Jul.
Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Mk.
Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Mt.
Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
R.
Riddles (Exeter Book)
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